Week 29 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

The students have worked very hard this month on their International Expo projects and I was very proud of their ability to keep both parents and students entertained with their activities and presentations on Monday. Thank you to the parents who attended our in-class presentations on Tuesday morning. Here is what else we got up to this week.       

What we learned this week

Maths: Topic 14 Measurement Units, Time, and Temperature

Literacy: Historical Fiction Writing/Katie’s Trunk/Capitalization and Punctuation Unit Wrap Up and test.

Science: Chapter 5 – The Water Cycle

Social Studies: Chapter 12 The Allies Win The War Chapter Wrap Up and Test.

What we will learn After Spring Break

Maths: Topic 14 Measurement Units, Time, and Temperature/Topic 15 Solving and Writing Equations and Inequalities

Literacy: Comparison Essay Writing/A Focus on Plays – The Case of the Runaway Appetite

Science: Chapter 5 – The Water Cycle

Social Studies: Chapter 12 The Years After The War.

Announcements:

Student of the Week:

Well done, Jia Qi Gooi.

Government Award

This month the annual Hsinchu government Outstanding Student Awards were given to one child from each of our elementary school classes. Students are selected by their schools based on several criteria including character, extra-curricular involvement and academics. Well done, Yuka Ishida!

Reminders

1.     The last day of school before Spring Break is Friday, March 31, 2017.

Have a good Spring Break. See you again in April!

Mr. Robus